Print Competition 26th September 2013

The theme for this competition was 'Portrait'.

There were 33 entries from 18 members.


The judge was Martin Litchfield CPAGB from Doncaster and he chose "Reg in a Red Hat" by Andrew Evans as the winner:

"Reg In A Red Hat" by Andrew Evans

Second Place was Steve Williams with "Becky in Bluebells"

"Becky in Bluebells" by Steve Williams

Third place was Andrew Evans with "Lady Elenor"

"Lady Elenor" by Andrew Evans

Open Digital Section:

There were 34 entries from 17 members.

Martin chose "Kingfisher Return" by Steve Williams as the winner

"Kingfisher Return" by Steve Williams 

Steve also took second place with "Little Owl"

"Little Owl" by Steve Williams

Third place was "Shadowburst" by Alison Ashton

"Shadowburst" by Alison Ashton

After 1 round places are:

Projected Image

     1st      Steve Williams

     2nd     Roger Barnes

     3rd      Brian Davis 

Print
     1st       Andrew Evans
     2nd      Steve Williams
     3rd=    Stuart Hall
     3rd=    Patricia Betton

NEMPF Print Knockout 2013

1. NEMPF Print Knockout 2013

NEMPF held the annual Print knockout competition on Friday 17th May in Nottingham.

Each club entering submits a selection of images in each round with a minimum of 5 monochrome and 5 colour images and a maximum of 3 natural history images from a minimum of 5 authors

12 images are entered in the first round and are marked by three judges from 2 - 5 giving a possible score of between 6 and 15 for each image.

The top 8 clubs from round 1 then go on to a second round of 15 prints to determine the overall winner. 

The top 2 clubs go on to represent NEMPF at the PAGB competition.

All images scoring 13, 14 or 15 (from both rounds and from all competing clubs) are put forward to be considered for best individual image.

12 clubs entered and Chesterfield scored 116 points in the first round finishing 11th. 

After 1st round

1. 136 pts  Rolls Royce Derby
2. 134 pts  Derby City
3. 129 pts  Bolsover
4. 128 pts  Ilkeston 2000
5. 127 pts  Clay Cross
6. 126 pts  Peterborough
7. 125 pts  Nottingham & Notts
8. 123 pts  Beeston
9. 121 pts  Newark
10. 120 pts  Rushcliffe
11. 116 pts  CHESTERFIELD
12. 106 pts  Long Eaton

The second round finished with Derby City in first place and Beeston second with a tie for third place between Peterborough and Bolsover.

1. 177 pts  Derby City
2. 173 pts Beeston 
3. 172 pts Peterborough
4. 172 pts Bolsover 
5. 171 pts Rolls Royce Derby
6. 166 pts Ilkeston 2000
7. 161 pts Nottingham & Notts 
8. 157 pts Clay Cross

For Chesterfield, Shirley Davis scored 13 points for her Frosty Misty Morning image